Mystery Shopping and Alcohol Sales: Do Supermarkets and Liquor Stores Sell Alcohol to Underage Customers?

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 302-308

  Gosselt, Jordy F ^a   van Hoof, Joris J ^a   de Jong, Menno D T ^a   Prinsen, Sander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Age restrictions; Alcohol; Initiation; Mystery shopping

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; LAW; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; COMMERCE; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; MINORS; NETHERLANDS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34547850127     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.04.007     Document Type: Article

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